Hi

Around a year ago my TOSHIBA MK1665GSX gave up on me after it fell from around 5cm (weird, isn't it?) while being in storage. FW revision and other info is unknown since the drive is missing the model sticker (drive only appeared once in post screen). I know the drive had around 1k bad sectors (or even more), but since I still got hope in it (albeit very low) I need to confirm bad heads or FW/SA damage, but don't have enough knowledge to do so. The drive clicks and then starts clicking faster for around 2 sec then stops for a second and repeats. After a while it unloads the heads for around 3-4 seconds then repeats the clicking noise. Finally it unloads the heads but still spins. From what I could read in Barracudas, if they click, then stop but they are still spinning that means its FW damage. But if they click then spin down it means bad heads/platters. The drive ISN'T detected in bios and windows. Any ideas how to check if its FW/SA damage or heads?

Bad heads and/or media damage. Don't plugg the drive. If data is important than find a DR company. Did you open the lid already?

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I did not open it up. I guess now I can try to find a donor drive...

And do what?

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Replace the heads? Still want to squeeze the little bit of life left in it

So based on Internet diagnosis you want to swap heads at home, and you never done it before?

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Is there any point of paying more than 1k złoty for head swap for data that is 100% corrupted anyways?

Why you assume that data is corrupted? What is the point of head swap if your chances to do it right are below 1%? No tools, no experience, no knowlege.

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When the HDD was still working, some of the files couldn't copy because of errors. I have pretty much all of the files backed up. The point is experience. If I'm gonna screw it up here then its not gonna be a huge cost and I will know what I have done wrong and what I can improve, albeit the room for mistake is none.

Those errors still might be corrected but not at home. It's your data, your decision. I wish you good luck and please share the result.

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